Folding carrying case and stand.



G. L. KUHN.

FOLDING GLRRYING USE AND STAND,

APPLIGTION ILBD MAB` 3, 1910.

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GEORGrE L. KOEN, 0F GROVER HILL, OHIO.

FOLDNG CARRYING CASE AND STAND.

Application filed March 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be itlnown that I, Geenen L. Koi-[Nfa citizen of the United States, residing at Grover Hill, in the county of Paulding' and State o`t` Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding CarryV4 ing Cases and Stands7 and d6 declare the. following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable. others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make. and use the saine.

This invention relates to improvements in folding carrying cases and stands.

One object ot the invention is to provide a carrying case having means whereby the same may be supported at a suitable elevation and which, when thus supported and open, will form a stand. c i

. Another object is to provide a case of this character having a series of compartments and covers for closing the same, said covers being` adapted to open to form the top of the stand and a series of supporting shelves.

A further object is to provide a carrying case having supporting legs adapted to be folded up and incloscd in the case when not in use.

vWith the Jforegoing and other objects in view, the inv :ition consists ot' certain novel features of construction,'combination and arrangement ot' parte as will be more 'fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim. U

In the accompanying drawings, Figure. 1' is av perspective view of the case with the parts in open position to form a stand; Fig. 2 is a similar view with thev parts closed and Fig. 3 a vertical longitudinal section of the case as shown in Fig. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line lc-sl of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 5 is a similar view .on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3, looking in an opposite direction Jfrom Fig. et; Fig. (3 is a bottom plan view partly in section et' the ease. showing the .legs in folded position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l denotes the case, which is here shown and 'is preterably in the forni of a rectai'ignlar box divided longitudinally by a partition or back which is arranged therein near the rear side ot' the case, as shown. ln horizontal shelf 3 and z series ot vertical Specification of Letters Fatcnt.

the front side ot the case is arranged a l rat-entes nee. 2o, ieio. 1910. sel-iai No. 547,102.

partitions 4l, which divide the front portion of the case into a series of compartments of different sizes and shapes. One or more of the compartments thus formed is provided with a hinged cover or door 5, whereby the same may be closed andtloclted separately or independently from the other com partments which are closed by the sides of the case hereinafter described.

The upper portion of the front and rear sides of the case is closed by upwardly opening hinged covers (3, while the lower portion ot' said opposite sides is closed by hinged v downwardly opening covers 7. The covers (i are hingedly connected to the opposite edges of the top of the casI and are connected together on their inner sides adjacent to one end ot the case by a lnvotally mounted lever 8 and hnlis t), said links con.

necting the opposite ends of the lever with the inner sides ot the opposite covers whereby when one of said covers swung upwardly to an opcnposition7 the other will be simultaneously moved to the other position.

in order to hold the covers C in an open position, one of the links 9 is engaged by a sl'n'ing catch 10 arranged in one end of the case. as shown. When it is desired to lower or close the covers, the catch l() depressed, thus permitting the link to move. past. the same. ylhe covers (i when supported in an open position form extensions to the top of the case.

The lower covers T are hingedly connected at their lower or inner edges to the opposite edges of the bottom l] -of the caso and, when swung downwardly to an open position, are supported at. right angles to the case by chains 12 or similar support-ing devices, whereby said covers forni shelves for the reception 'ot instruments or other articles. The covers and T. when in closed position. torni the sides ot the case and when tnus closed may he fastened in any suitable manner. y

vThe bottom il. i's set up into the lower end ot' the case a slight distant-e to -form below are hingedly mounted at their upper ends on transverse shafts lei arranged through the l lower sides oi' the'case, as shown. rlhe Ylraines 13 comprise side bars l5, which are spaced apart and held in position to torni l the traine by a series oi? brace bars lo. 'lfhe l lower ends oli the side bars l are biifurcated i and in said bifurcaled ends are pivotally mounted the upper ends ot pairs oif support ing1 legs l?, the upper ends of which are pivotallgf/ connected by links i8 to operating rods if) which are slidaoly engaged with the lranies .i3 and arepivotally connected at their upper ends to ln'achets 2O on the inner' side of the opposite ends of the case, as shown. f

The pivotal connection of the upper ends ot' the rods 19 being spaced trom the pivotal connection of the upper ends ott' the frames with the sha-lts lilwill, when the frames are swung outwardly to an operative position, force the inner ends of the links ll) downwardly, thus drawing inwardly on the upper pivoted .ends ot the legs, thereby g5 spreading vor expanding the lower ends thereof, thus forming a irin support :lor the stand. lll? hen the trames are swung up-l wardly to a folded position7 the rods 19 will he retracted, thus pulling inwardly on the inner ends or the links and thereby forcing the upper e'nds oit' the legs outwardly and the lowerends inwardly to permit the saine to fold into the compartment below the bottoin of the case, as shown in Fig. G oit the drawings.

in order that the ifaines and legs at the opposite ends oi the case may be moved in innson, said 'frames are connected by links :2l to the opposite ends of a lever which is .pivotally mounted midway between its ends at 2? to the under side of the bottom ll., whereby when one oit the trames is .moved inwardlv or outwardly` the motion thereof will be imparted to the opposite :traine to nieve the latteriin the saine direction. ln order to liinit the niovenient ot the lever when the frames and legs have been swungoutwardly to the proper position', l provide a stop screw Q4. which is arranged in suitable position in the bottom of the case adjacent to one end et' 'the lever and on said bottoni ot the case adjacent tothe opposite end or the lever is secured a stop spring which, when depressed, will permit the le ver lo swine around to operative and inoperative positions and which. when the lever is swungr to an operativo positioiu will siiring down leliind the saine and thus hold the lever locked and the lli-unies and legs in operative position. When the lover is thus en paired by the stop spring. it is necessary lo rel ract or force said spring uiiwardly 'to perinil the lover to more over the suine before the len' i'aiues :ind lens can be swung ino u'awlly or Vfolded to an inoirnralive position lill in the compartment below the bottoni or the case.

rthe compartment in the bottoni of the case is closed and the legs and suoportinnn trames' covered by means of covers E2G, which are hingedly connected at their inner ends to the lower edges olf the ends ol" the case in such .manner as to permit `said covers to swing outwardly and upwardly to positions at right angles lo the ends ot the box, whereby said covers serve as shelves or suiiportinfr brackets. The covers are. supported in an operativo position to torni shelves by means of brace bars 2T,v which are pivotlilly coin nected zit-,one end to the. under side oli the covers and at their opposite ends are pro vided with apertured angular guide lugs E28, which have a sliding engagement with the rods ll) and which` when the coverscare swung upwardly in position to forni shelves, will engage the heads of rivets 29 arranged through the bracebars ldoif the trames 13, said rivet heads forming' stops whereby the braces are held in position to support the shelves as described.- The upward movement ol.' the braces and shelves isliinited by` the engagement of the lugs 2S on the braces with stop collars 30 arranged on the rods 19 immediately above the heads o t the rivets 29. lWhen it is desired to .lower the covers QG, as when leiding` the legs, it is necessary to spring the inner ends oit the lugs on the braces 27 past the heads oil the rivets '29, which operation is accomplish ed by pressing iirwardli.7 on the brace bars llt fit' iliter the su'iport-iun' frames and lens have been ',tolded into the coinpartn'ient below the bottoin oli the case and the covers 2G swung down-- wardly and inwardly to a closed position, said covers are heldin this position by a spring catch 3l arranged on one side orn the zase, as 'shown7 and projecting; a suitable distance below the saine to spring; over the adjacent edges of the covers, shown. The lower end of theV spring catch 3l is preferably beveled to perniit the covers to automatically swing into engagement therewith. lll suitable handle is provided on the top of the case by ineens ot which the saine may' be readily carried when in foldedposition.

A case constructed as herein shown and described will be especially adapted for use or physicians, undertakers or in connection with other workl where it is necessary to carry a. number ot instruments and accesseries and in which a stand is required for supporting the saine while in use.

llroin the'toregoii'ig` description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction `and operation of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation Various changes in the l'orrn, proportion and the ininor details ot construction may be resorte/l to without departing from the pril 'lower frames pivotally mounted at their upper' ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in the appended Claim.

Having thus described my invention, what claim is A. Carrying case having formed in its side a Compartment, supporting ends in seid compartment, and. adapted to folded therein to Aan inoperative position, pairs of supportinglegs'pivotally mounted 'in the lower ends of said frames, a pair of leg operating rods slidably connected with said trames, i pair of links to connect the lower ends of said rods with the upper ends of said legs whereby, when the frames are folded into said Icompartment, the legs Will be retracted to permit the same to enter the compartment, 1nd when said frames 'are swung outward y to an operatiye position, said levs Will be expanded to form rm supports tor the ease, u frame operating lever pivoted to the bottom r" the ease and in seid' whereby die movement of' one 'frame Will be simultaneously imparted to the other, e stop to limit the movement o seid .lever in one direction, e spring eatcli'edapted to etitomatically engage the lever whereby the seme is locked and thus holds the leg frames and legs inert operative position, covers adepted'to close said compartment when the' leg frames and legs are folded therein, sind means to support seid covers in en open position. to form slielvesl`` ln testimony whereol have 1ne 'eunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE L. KOHN.

`Witnesses y GEORGE BUNN, THOMAS H. BLYTHE. 

